Get a local phone number with Google Voice

Here’s a great tip for all the journalists out there clinging to their hometown cell phone numbers but living in a faraway area code: Use Google Voice as a cell phone number for local sources to call. It’s sort of like a forwarding e-mail address or a redirected domain, only it allows you to a) not share your private phone number with strangers, and b) take advantage of free features your phone provider doesn’t offer, like free text messaging and voicemail transcription.

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